A CSX train pulls through Muncie on Dec. 3, 2012. CSX announced on Dec. 3, 2012 that the authorized speed of freight trains traveling through Muncie will increase from 30mph to 60mph in January.

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A day after he vowed to fight a plan by CSX to increase train speeds through Muncie from 30 miles per hour to 60 mph, Mayor Dennis Tyler acknowledged Tuesday that federal regulations probably supersede the city ordinance limiting train speeds to 40 mph.

But both Tyler and a CSX spokesman said Tuesday that the mayor and the railroad would sit down and talk to come to an agreement on train speeds and public safety.

"My attorneys did some research and have come to believe that federal regulations will preempt anything at the local level regardless of the law we have here," Tyler told The Star Press. ...